Carrying and supporting sling for rifles



Jan. 29, 1957 v. H. GRANBERG CARRYING AND SUPPORTING SLING FOR RIFLES Filed Nov. 18, 1953 2,779,521 Patented Jan. 29, 1957 CARRYING AND SUPPORTING SLING FOR RIFLES Viktor Holger Granberg, Stockholm, Sweden Application November 18, 1953, Serial No. 392,857 Claims priority, application Sweden December 29, 1952 2 Claims. (Cl. 224-1) The present invention refers to a carrying and supporting sling for rifles.

in rifle shooting a carrying sling is generally used which is also employed as a supporting means in shooting. The sling is provided with a loop through which the marksman passes his left arm and then tightens the loop about his over-arm by means of a buckle. The length of the sling is then adapted so as to become taut between the arm and the upper mounting of the rifle, whereby the latter can be held more steadily and accuracy in aiming is increased. Since the over-arm is generally not kept at right angles to the sling, the loop tends to slide downwardly, whereby the tension lessens and the supporting eltect of the sling decreases. Heretofore, one would endeavour to avoid the sliding of the sling with the aid of buckles engaging the sling so as to prevent the grip of the loop about the arm from getting loose. These buckles, however, have the disadvantages that they injure the sling and lose their locking efiect gradually. Since considerable time is always required to tighten and to loosen the tie, this becomes of importance in tournament shooting in a limited time.

These disadvantages have been avoided in the present invention by the fact that the end portions of the part of the sling forming the loop have a downwardly curved configuration and when flattened in the unstressed state extend obliquely relatively to the longitudinal direction of the remainder of the sling, and the plane of the loop in the aiming position extends substantially at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the portion of the arm enclosed therein.

An embodiment of the invention will be described more in detail with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a rifle sling according to the invention, and Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of i the loop of the sling according to Fig. 1.

The sling according to the invention consists of two principal parts, one of which 1 is in the ordinary manner secured to the lower sling swivel 2, passed through a swivel 3, and provided with a clasp 4, by means of which the efiective length of the sling may be adjusted. The other principal part 5 of the sling is passed through the upper sling swivel 6 and secured to the swivel 3. This part of the sling is doubled for the whole length thereof, this length being adjusted with the aid of a clasp 7 at one end of the sling, said end forming, by means of a buckle 8 about the other sling part, a loop 9 in the portion of the sling 5 facing the swivel 3. The size of the loop 9 may be adjusted with the aid of a displaceable buckle 10.

The sling portion forming the loop 9 is obliquely cut relatively to the longitudinal direction of the sling or composed of a plurality of parts, so that the loop will slope downwardly toward the swivel 3 when viewed in elevation according to Fig. 2, whereby the loop will lie at right angles to the arm and have no tendency to slide downwardly, when the marksman passes his over-arm from above through the loop and takes his aiming position. The effect can be augmented by tightening the buckle 10, but if the rear portion of the loop is covered on the inside thereof with a friction material 11, for instance of crude rubber, the loop will maintain its position on the arm solely through the friction between the rubber and the coat sleeve.

By the position of the clasp 7 the advantage is obtained that the clasp cannot rub against the wrist in aiming, which is the ease in the rifle slings as heretofore used, and, furthermore, the length of the sling can be readily and conveniently changed, without the marksman being compelled to alter his position.

To save material, the loop 9 may be composed of a number of parts sewn and pasted together, and in addition the joint may be strengthened by means of a. rivet 12 or the like.

What I claim is:

1. A carrying and supporting sling for rifles in which the sling comprises a fixed loop through which the arm of the marksman is passed in aiming, said sling having means for adjusting the size of said loop, the end portion of the part of the sling forming the loop having a downwardly curved configuration and when flattened in the unstressed state extend obliquely relatively to the longitudinal direction of the remainder of the sling, and the plane of the loop in the aiming position extends substantially at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the portion of the arm enclosed therein.

2. A sling according to claim 1, in which the loop is covered with a friction material, such as crude rubber, on the side thereof facing the arm.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,383,125 Kennedy June 28, 1921 1,396,270 Grierson Nov. 8, 1921 1,631,694 Rick June 7, 1927 2,598,143 Smith May 27, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS 90,695 Sweden Nov. 2, 1933 

